Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Men's singles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueWembley Arena
Date28 July to 5 August 2012
Competitors40 from 34 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lin Dan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Chong Wei  Malaysia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chen Long  China
Badminton at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomenmixed

The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 5 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012.[1][2] Forty players from 34 nations competed in the event. China's Lin Dan won the gold medal, defeating Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in the final. Chen Long, also of China, won the bronze medal.

Competition format

See also: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.[3]

Seeds

  1.  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) (silver medallist)
  2.  Lin Dan (CHN) (gold medallist)
  3.  Chen Long (CHN) (bronze medallist)
  4.  Chen Jin (CHN) (quarter-finals)
  5.  Peter Gade (DEN) (quarter-finals)
  6.  Sho Sasaki (JPN) (quarter-finals)
  7.  Lee Hyun-il (KOR) (fourth place)
  8.  Kenichi Tago (JPN) (group stage)
  9.  Simon Santoso (INA) (round of 16)
  10.  Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) (group stage)
  11.  Taufik Hidayat (INA) (round of 16)
  12.  Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) (round of 16)
  13.  Shon Wan-ho (KOR) (round of 16)
  14.  Marc Zwiebler (GER) (round of 16)
  15.  Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) (group stage)
  16.  Wong Wing Ki (HKG) (round of 16)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 1 1 0 2 1 1
 Ville Lång (FIN) 1 0 1 1 2 0
30 July, 20:15
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21–8
14–21
21–11 		 Ville Lång (FIN)

Group B

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Simon Santoso (INA) 2 2 0 4 0 2
 Raul Must (EST) 2 1 1 2 2 1
 Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT) 2 0 2 0 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 20:19
 Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT) 14–21
18–21 		 Raul Must (EST)
29 July, 13:07
 Simon Santoso (INA) 21–12
21–8 		 Raul Must (EST)
31 July, 13:07
 Simon Santoso (INA) 21–11
21–7 		 Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT)

Group C

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Kenichi Tago (JPN) 1 0 1 0 2 0
30 July, 09:07
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Kenichi Tago (JPN) 18–21
16–21 		 Niluka Karunaratne (SRI)

Group D

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Parupalli Kashyap (IND) 2 2 0 4 0 2
 Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) 2 1 1 2 3 1
 Yuhan Tan (BEL) 2 0 2 1 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 09:42
 Parupalli Kashyap (IND) 21–14
21–12 		 Yuhan Tan (BEL)
29 July, 19:07
 Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) 17–21
21–14
21–10 		 Yuhan Tan (BEL)
31 July, 08:30
 Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) 9–21
14–21 		 Parupalli Kashyap (IND)

Group E

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Chen Long (CHN) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Boonsak Ponsana (THA) 1 0 1 0 2 0
29 July, 13:40
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Chen Long (CHN) 21–12
21–17 		 Boonsak Ponsana (THA)

Group F

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Wong Wing Ki (HKG) 2 2 0 4 0 2
 Brice Leverdez (FRA) 2 1 1 2 2 1
 Edwin Ekiring (UGA) 2 0 2 0 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 19:42
 Brice Leverdez (FRA) 21–12
21–11 		 Edwin Ekiring (UGA)
30 July, 08:30
 Wong Wing Ki (HKG) 21–10
21–8 		 Edwin Ekiring (UGA)
31 July, 20:50
 Wong Wing Ki (HKG) 21–11
21–16 		 Brice Leverdez (FRA)

Group G

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Peter Gade (DEN) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Pedro Martins (POR) 1 0 1 0 2 0
30 July, 19:44
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Peter Gade (DEN) 21–14
21–8 		 Pedro Martins (POR)

Group H

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Son Wan-ho (KOR) 2 2 0 4 0 2
 Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) 2 1 1 2 2 1
 Hsu Jen-hao (TPE) 2 0 2 0 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 13:40
 Son Wan-ho (KOR) 21–15
21–19 		 Vladimir Ivanov (RUS)
30 July, 13:07
 Hsu Jen-hao (TPE) 15–21
13–21 		 Vladimir Ivanov (RUS)
31 July, 13:44
 Son Wan-ho (KOR) 21–14
21–10 		 Hsu Jen-hao (TPE)

Group I

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) 2 2 0 4 0 2
 Derek Wong (SIN) 2 1 1 2 2 1
 Misha Zilberman (ISR) 2 0 2 0 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 20:54
 Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) 21–13
21–12 		 Misha Zilberman (ISR)
29 July, 13:44
 Derek Wong (SIN) 21–9
21–15 		 Misha Zilberman (ISR)
31 July, 19:09
 Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) 21–17
21–14 		 Derek Wong (SIN)

Group J

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Rodrigo Pacheco (PER) 1 0 1 0 2 0
29 July, 09:05
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 21–12
21–7 		 Rodrigo Pacheco (PER)

Group K

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Marc Zwiebler (GER) 2 2 0 4 1 2
 Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR) 2 1 1 3 2 1
 Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV) 2 0 2 0 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 09:09
 Marc Zwiebler (GER) 21–9
21–6 		 Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV)
30 July, 13:44
 Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR) 21–8
21–8 		 Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV)
31 July, 19:44
 Marc Zwiebler (GER) 17–21
21–10
21–16 		 Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR)

Group L

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Chen Jin (CHN) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Przemysław Wacha (POL) 1 0 1 0 2 0
30 July, 20:50
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Chen Jin (CHN) 21–15
21–8 		 Przemysław Wacha (POL)

Group M

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Kevin Cordón (GUA) 2 2 0 4 2 2
 Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) 2 1 1 3 3 1
 Henri Hurskainen (SWE) 2 0 2 2 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 13:42
 Kevin Cordón (GUA) 15–21
21–12
21–14 		 Henri Hurskainen (SWE)
29 July, 20:15
 Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) 22–20
17–21
21–15 		 Henri Hurskainen (SWE)
31 July, 13:40
 Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) 21–12
17–21
19–21 		 Kevin Cordón (GUA)

Group N

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Sho Sasaki (JPN) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Virgil Soeroredjo (SUR) 1 0 1 0 2 0
29 July, 08:30
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Sho Sasaki (JPN) 21–12
21–7 		 Virgil Soeroredjo (SUR)

Group O

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Taufik Hidayat (INA) 2 2 0 4 0 2
 Pablo Abián (ESP) 2 1 1 2 3 1
 Petr Koukal (CZE) 2 0 2 1 4 0
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
28 July, 13:44
 Taufik Hidayat (INA) 21–8
21–8 		 Petr Koukal (CZE)
29 July, 20:54
 Pablo Abián (ESP) 21–17
16–21
21–16 		 Petr Koukal (CZE)
31 July, 09:05
 Taufik Hidayat (INA) 22–20
21–11 		 Pablo Abián (ESP)

Group P

Athlete Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Lin Dan (CHN) 1 1 0 2 0 1
 Scott Evans (IRL) 1 0 1 0 2 0
30 July, 14:15
Athlete 1 Score Athlete 2
 Lin Dan (CHN) 21–8
21–14 		 Scott Evans (IRL)

Finals

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
A1  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21  
B1  Simon Santoso (INA) 12 8   A1  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21  
C1  Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) 14 21 9 D1  Parupalli Kashyap (IND) 19 11  
D1  Parupalli Kashyap (IND) 21 15 21 A1  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21  
E1  Chen Long (CHN) 21 21   E1  Chen Long (CHN) 13 14  
F1  Wong Wing Ki (HKG) 17 17   E1  Chen Long (CHN) 21 21  
G1  Peter Gade (DEN) 21 21   G1  Peter Gade (DEN) 16 13  
H1  Shon Wan-ho (KOR) 9 16   A1  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 10 19
I1  Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) 17 13   P1  Lin Dan (CHN) 15 21 21
J1  Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 21 21   J1  Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 21 21  
K1  Marc Zwiebler (GER) 21 12 9 L1  Chen Jin (CHN) 15 16  
L1  Chen Jin (CHN) 19 21 21 J1  Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 12 10   Third place
M1  Kevin Cordón (GUA) 21 10   P1  Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
N1  Sho Sasaki (JPN) 23 21   N1  Sho Sasaki (JPN) 12 21 16 E1  Chen Long (CHN) 21 15 21
O1  Taufik Hidayat (INA) 9 12   P1  Lin Dan (CHN) 21 16 21 J1  Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 12 21 15
P1  Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  

References

  1. ^ "Draw announced for Olympic Badminton competition". london2012.com. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ^ "LIVE DRAW: London 2012 Olympic Games". bwfbadminton.org. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ Men's singles competition format. Archived 16 December 2012 at archive.today. Retrieved 2 May 2012.